What Should We Do with “Commonwealth”? What Category Theory Can Bring to the Debate
The term “Commonwealth” was omnipresent in the activities and name of the SEPC (Société d’Études des Pays du Commonwealth) until September 2021, when the association changed its name to Société d’Études Postcoloniales. This paper discusses the SEPC’s name change by drawing on theories on labelling a...
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Postcolonial Literatures and Arts
2024
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| Zusammenfassung: | The term “Commonwealth” was omnipresent in the activities and name of the SEPC (Société d’Études des Pays du Commonwealth) until September 2021, when the association changed its name to Société d’Études Postcoloniales. This paper discusses the SEPC’s name change by drawing on theories on labelling and categorisation to point to three major aspects that need to be taken into account when choosing labels: researchers should seek to avoid terms that are based on hierarchical logics, are too deterministic or based on excessive generalisation; they should reject words that involve numerous conflations and reduce the agency of those concerned; and they should shun terms that obscure, or exclude, larger processes of exploitation. |
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